Leaky gut syndrome is a complex and often overlooked condition in conventional medicine. This is largely because there are no widely recognised prescription drugs or surgical procedures specifically ...

Including leafy greens like spinach in your daily diet is a great way to up your vegetable intake. But there’s no need to ...

The pathogen C. diff — the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea — can use a compound that kills ...

As climate change continues to accelerate at an alarming pace, innovative and scalable solutions are more critical than ever.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The pill, ...

Bacteria steal DNA from silent viruses and use it like a memory bank. That memory helps them protect future generations.

Brazilian researchers discover traditional fermented drink kefir significantly improves memory and cognitive function in ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious public health threat. Understanding the biology of these bacteria--such as how they synthesise their protective capsules--is essential for developing new ...

Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...

A new soda pop containing a mixture of prebiotics to encourage bacterial diversity is now available. Currently, there is no ...

In Estonia, many people learned a lesson from ethnomedicine as children: that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would ...

Synthetic Biology is advancing the use of microorganisms as cancer therapies, with scientists engineering bacteria to boost antitumor immunity and deliver ...